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Weekly Dolphin Newsletter
Week of June 3, 2024
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Important Updates
8th Grade Yard Signs!
Personalized Lawn Sign to Celebrate your 8th Grader
Celebrate your 8th grader and support a local business! Quinter Design (and former RPMS family) is offering personalized lawn signs for $15. Yard signs will be delivered and set up on June 11th during 8th grade promotion so that your student has an extra surprise when they get home from the ceremony (delivery time depends on how many are ordered). This year there are a few signs to choose from featuring some of our students’ artwork- Lilly Bolesta, Sydney Fullenkamp, Talia Kates, Gaby Kelley, Christina M, and Mollie Sussal – Congratulations on these great designs!!
To order, fill out the linked pdf and it email to Quinter Designs (details on the pdf). Please make sure to double check the spelling of the student's name and the delivery address.
Rosa Parks Student Artwork Featured in MCPS Art Show
Great Job Hasset Kassa!
6th and 7th Grade Field Day
6th and 7th Grade Field Day is coming up on Wednesday, June 12. Click here for more information
8th Grade Updates
- 8th Grade Panoramic Picture- Wednesday June 5th
- Ordering for the picture can be done here
- Picture orders will be delivered directly to the address provided upon ordering
- 8th Grade Dance @ Sherwood HS - June 8th, 2024 from 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. (tickets will be sold closer to the event $15.00)
- 8th Grade Hershey Park Trip - June 10th, 2024
- 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony at Good Counsel- Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 from 9:00-11:00 a.m.
- Students need to arrive at Good Counsel High School at 8:30 a.m.
- This is a ticketed event. Each student will receive 2 tickets. All guests must have a ticket to attend. Unfortunately, there is no option to receive additional tickets due to space.
- The ceremony will be live streamed for others to view. The link will be provided closer to the event.
- Once the ceremony is over families should take students with them
- We ask families to submit up to two pictures to be featured in a slideshow during the promotion ceremony. We want all of our dolphins represented. (photo submissions due by 6/4) - CLICK HERE to submit your photos
- Every student will be individually acknowledged and awards will be presented
- Please let Ms. Becker know if you have a preferred name for your student other than their legal name to be read at the ceremony. Her email is barbara_a_becker@mcpsmd.org
- Asynchronous day for 8th graders- Wednesday, June 12th
- No School for 8th grade students- Thursday, June 13th
Free and Low Cost Academic Resources
There are many amazing things happening during the school day to support the learning of our students! At times, some students need some extra support to master new learning. MCPS has gathered resources that are free or low cost to families. These resources directly align with our curriculum used to teach our students each day.
Supporting Math at Home
See the video below from Mrs. Conway, Math Content Specialist, about how you can help your student practice math skills by using the IXL Platform!
Grade Level Assignments Summary
Community Opportunities
Summer Volleyball Camp - Click the image to register
MoCo Summer Rec Offerings
Check out the MoCo Summer Recreation Offerings. The catalog is linked here. Lot's of things for our students to do, including the Summer Leadership Challenge where students can earn up to 35 SSL hours
Join the PTA
Click here to visit our Givebacks Store and join or make a donation to the PTA.
PTA Givebacks and Emails
Our PTA uses the online communication tool called Givebacks (formerly known as Memberhub). RPMS PTA uses Givebacks to bring you into our school community and keep you informed and engaged with what is happening. Within our Givebacks, you will find our e-store, newsletters, signup sheets, calendar events, files, photos, reminders, and much more all in one place!
To receive PTA emails and other communications, please click here to add you and your family to the RPMS Givebacks site.
We would love to have you and your family as PTA members. Please visit our e-store to join.
Thanks, and welcome to Givebacks!
Fundraisers
Flower Power Fundraiser
Rosa Parks Middle School PTA in Olney, MD, supports School Events, School Upgrades to technology and the building environment, Staff and Teacher Appreciation Days, and Student and Community Programming like Multicultural Night and the Sherwood Scholarship Fund. Purchase your Spring flowers and bulbs to support a great cause! Click here to participate and learn more.